#189 – Lior Tal | Cyngn – Autonomous Vehicle Solutions for Industrial Fleets & Bringing an AV Product to Market

Lior Tal is CEO and Chariman of Cyngn, a Silicon Valley-based technology company that develops and deploys scalable, differentiated autonomous vehicle solutions to industrial fleets.

Key topics in this conversation include:

• Introduction and Background
• Identifying the Opportunity in Industrial Autonomy
• Designing a System for Industrial Applications
• Choosing the Right Applications to Develop
• The Complexity of Industrial Autonomy
• Adopting Industrial Autonomy in Different Industries
• Current Focus and Demand in Manufacturing and Logistics
• Approach to Manufacturing and Supply Chain
• Managing Time and Bringing in the Right Expertise
• Balancing Roles and Self-Awareness as a CEO
• The Potential of DriveMod as a Platform

Links:

• Show notes: http://brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/liortal
• LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liortal/
• Check out the Cyngn Website: https://www.cyngn.com/
• Follow Cyngn on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cyngn
• Follow Cyngn on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cyngn

About Lior Tal:

Lior Tal has served as Cyngn’s CEO and a Chairman since 2016. Prior to joining, Lior was the director of international growth and partnerships at Facebook for five years. He also has previous executive experience as cofounder of Snaptu, which was later acquired by Facebook. Here, he helped grow the user base from launch to tens of millions of users over a two-year period. Prior, Lior was a partner at Barzam, Tal, Lerer Attorneys at law & Patent attorneys for three years, and further held leadership roles at Actimize (acquired by NICE), DiskSites (acquired by EMC), and Odigo (acquired by Comverse).

Company Overview

Cyngn (NASDAQ: CYN) is a Silicon Valley-based technology company that develops and deploys scalable, differentiated autonomous vehicle solutions to industrial fleets. Cyngn’s self-driving solutions help industrial organizations become more efficient, productive, and safe, addressing challenges such as labor shortages, safety incidents, and increased demand. Cyngn has been operating autonomous vehicles in production environments since 2017.

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